Healthy People 2020 - Review Draft Objectives

Early last week the US Dept of Health and Human Services released the draft Healthy People 2020 objectives for public comments via the internet.

Historically, federal agencies have been guided somewhat by the objectives set in Healthy People. Every 10 years, the objectives are developed, reviewed, updated, and/or archived.

You can download the draft objectives here: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/Objectives/files/Draft2009Objectives.pdf

Or,...you can go to the following webpage to review the objectives and comment directly:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/Objectives/TopicAreas.aspx

Note that Healthcare IT and Hospital Aquired Infections are established objectives in Healthy People 2020.

The entire press release from the AHRQ is below:

Opportunity for public comment on draft Healthy People 2020 objectives

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services invites you to comment on the DRAFT set of objectives for Healthy People 2020. For three decades, Healthy People has provided a set of national 10-year health promotion and disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all Americans.

Visit www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020 to
· View proposed draft objectives for Healthy People 2020
· Comment on the proposed objectives
· Comment on the topic areas
· Suggest additional objectives
· Suggest topic areas you feel are missing from the draft set

Your comments will help ensure issues important to you are included in Healthy People. Establishing objectives and providing benchmarks to track progress motivates, guides, and focuses action. Be part of the change. Comments will be accepted through December 31, 2009.

Visit www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020 today. Your feedback will help define the vision and strategy for building a healthier Nation.